Senate roll call 687 · 27th Congress · Aug 30, 1842
To consent to the nomination of ralph graves and roger barton, to be commissioners to aid in carrying into effect the provisions of "an act to provide for satis
On Aug 30, 1842, the Senate voted 21–8. Result: passed. By party: Others 14–5, Democrats 7–3. 3 members voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 21
- No
- 8
- Did not vote
- 30
- Date
- Aug 30, 1842
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 3 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others14 yes · 5 no · 15 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL voted no
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- George Evans O-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Did not vote
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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